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The Impact Of Gun Violence On African American Adolescents In Baltimore City, Maryland, Valerie Taylor
The Impact Of Gun Violence On African American Adolescents In Baltimore City, Maryland, Valerie Taylor
Selected Social Change Portfolios in Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation
Goal Statement: The aim of this social change portfolio is to prevent gun violence in African American males in Baltimore City, Maryland, through increasing awareness in schools and communities.
Significant Findings: African American males are perpetrators and victims of gun violence at a substantially high rate in Baltimore City, MD. They are disproportionately affected in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities” (Shulman et al., 2021). According to County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (2018), data from 2016 to 2020 revealed 44 firearm-related deaths per 100,000 people in Baltimore City, Maryland, compared to 12 people per 100,000 in the whole state of Maryland and 12 …